News Roundup 0726

A man sent to death row for the slaying of his ex-girlfriend's mother at her home in Austin six years ago has died in prison, Texas corrections officials said Wednesday.

Selwyn Davis, 30, was found unresponsive on the floor of his death row cell at the Polunsky Unit outside Livingston during a security check Friday night, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said.

When Davis couldn't be revived, he was taken to the prison infirmary and then to a hospital in Livingston where he was pronounced dead, Clark said.

The cause of Davis' death was not yet known. Autopsy results were pending and the prison agency's Office of Inspector General was investigating — a standard procedure, Clark said.

Davis was convicted and sentenced to death by a Travis County jury in 2007 for the fatal stabbing of 57-year-old Regina Lara during a burglary.

His trial was marked by an obscene gesture he made to Lara's relatives while a probation officer testified about his criminal record.

He did not yet have an execution date.

WINDCREST

Robbery suspect shoots himself

A man suspected of robbing a bank led police on a brief chase, then shot himself and was taken to an area hospital Wednesday, a Windcrest official said.

Katye Brought, spokeswoman for the city, said about 3:30 p.m. a man with a gun robbed the Chase Bank at Montgomery Drive and Eagle Crest Boulevard. He didn't injure anyone but did get away with some cash.

Windcrest police arrived and followed a suspect on a 1-mile chase that ended in the 8400 block of Corto Circle, when he got out of the car and shot himself.

TERRORISTIC THREATS

Mom's report lands son in jail

A man whose mother said he believes he “is the king of the house” was arrested after she told police he threatened to shoot her dead.

Diego Mascorro, 19, was charged with making terroristic threats through family violence, a Class A misdemeanor. Bail was set at $10,000.

Mascorro's mother went to police headquarters Monday to report that he'd threatened her recently after she locked him out of the house.

She said Mascorro was carrying a gun as he told his mother he could break down the door and get in if he wanted.

Police said his mother told them he “claims he is the king of the house and is untouchable.”

After his mother told him to go live with his father, Mascorro told the woman to go live with her mother, who's deceased, police said.

Police then spoke with the man's sister, who said she moved out of her mother's home because Mascorro had physically and mentally abused her.

LOUISIANA

Second arrest in car lot slayings

A second suspect in a shooting death last week has surrendered to Louisiana authorities,

Detective Louis Antu said the Bexar County Sheriff's Office got word that Donderick Walker, 22, reported to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office near New Orleans.

Donderick Walker and his brother Doran Walker, 25, have been wanted on capital murder warrants since July 15 in a double shooting at King's Used Cars in the 5300 block of North Foster Road.

Doran Walker was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, also outside New Orleans, and Bexar County officials said he confessed.

Cousins Stephan Kareem McGowan, 27, and Larry Williams, 21, were shot and killed at the car lot July 10 as they played dominoes with their grandfather.

The Walker brothers await extradition from Louisiana, Antu said.

FATAL CRASH

Fundraiser set for waitress' kin

A former co-worker of Lorraine Tamez, a waitress at Good Time Charlie's killed in a crash last month, is organizing a fundraiser for the four offspring the single mother left behind.

Tamez died June 26 when she stuck a utility pole on Braun Road near FM 1560.

Co-worker Genevieve Truscott said Tamez is survived by three daughters and a son.

On Sunday, Truscott and boyfriend Gregory Pittman, lead singer and guitarist for the Dangerfields, are putting on a concert to help the grieving family. They hope to raise at least $1,000.

Ten bands and six comedians will perform from 2 to 10 p.m. at Nightrocker Live, 605 San Pedro Ave.

There also will be a silent auction with gift cards and services up for bid.

Hamburgers donated by Good Time Charlie's and local artists' works will be sold as well.